Walther Bothe
1891 – 1957
German physicist, mathematician and chemist (1891-1957)
Famous Birthdays on January 8
12 notable people were born on January 8.
19th Century
Germany
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
1899 – 1959
4th Prime Minister of the Dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from 1956-59
barristerdiplomatpolitician
20th Century
Elvis Presley
1935 – 1977
American singer and actor (1935–1977)
Junichiro Koizumi
1942
Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006
Stephen Hawking
1942 – 2018
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
David Bowie
1947 – 2016
English musician and actor (1947–2016)
Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka
1970
Ugandan scientist
biologistveterinarian
Võ Thị Ánh Xuân
1970
Vietnamese politician
politician
Kim Jong-un
1984
Supreme Leader of North Korea since 2011
politician
Jorge Claros
1986
Honduran footballer
association football player
David Silva
1986
Spanish association football player
Danny Carvajal
1989
Costa Rican association football player
association football player